Palladius has written an important history of early monasticism in Egypt with these biographic sketches or notes on some sixty holy men and women he had met or heard of. The work, dating from 419 or 420, is dedicated to Lausus, the royal chamberlain at the court of Emperor Theodosius II. +
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Palladius has written an important history of early monasticism in Egypt with these biographic sketches or notes on some sixty holy men and women he had met or heard of. The work, dating from 419 or 420, is dedicated to Lausus, the royal chamberlain at the court of Emperor Theodosius II. +
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Good. This item has a different cover than shown in the listing but shares the same ISBN. A former library book with all the expected stamps stickers and markings. Excellent condition for a former library book. Some shelf storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. Does not appear to have come with a dustjacket originally. The pages appear unmarked. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shadow. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!
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New. One of our most important sources for the history of earliest monasticism. Palladius (b. ca. 364) was a student of Evagrius, and soon after embracing monasticism in Palestine traveled to Egypt to encounter for himself--in a manner to be repeated later by John Cassian and John Moschus--the already venerable Fathers of the Egyptian desert. The Lausiac History is the record of these encounters. 265 pp.
